HR Business Partner; FTC: Maternity Cover

We are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to join our London team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Partnering with senior leaders across the business, you will provide strategic and operational HR support within a fast-paced investment management environment.

This is a broad, high-impact role covering organisational effectiveness, talent, workforce planning, employee relations and performance. You will play a key role in enabling high performance, supporting growth, and shaping culture across the firm.

• Partner with senior leaders to deliver people strategies aligned to business objectives
• Lead workforce planning and oversee recruitment activity for designated areas
• Drive talent and succession planning, identifying capability gaps and retention risks
• Advise on organisational design, change initiatives and leadership effectiveness
• Manage complex employee relations matters with sound commercial judgement
• Support performance and compensation cycles in partnership with Reward
• Use people data and engagement insights to inform decision‑making and drive action

• Proven HR Business Partner experience within Financial Services (investment management preferred)
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and FCA/SMCR requirements
• Demonstrated ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders
• 'Hands on' experience leading recruitment campaigns and workforce planning
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to translate data into insight
• Confident managing complex ER cases
• Experience partnering with European teams or working within a mid-sized, high‑performance organisation is advantageous.